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The Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (ORINWR) is a National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) in non-contiguous sites consisting of islands along 362 miles (583 km) [2] of the Ohio River, primarily (85% of acreage) [3] in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service established the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge more than 30 years ago to protect islands all along the Ohio, but most of the preserved land is along ...
Highlandtown Wildlife Area (Columbiana County, Washington Township) Milan State Wildlife Area; Sunday Creek Wildlife Management Area (Athens County) Tiffin River Wildlife Area (Fulton County) Trimble Wildlife Management Area (Athens County) Turkey Ridge Wildlife Area (Vinton County) Waterloo Wildlife Research Station (Athens County)
Grandview Island lies between New Matamoras, Ohio and Friendly, West Virginia. The island takes its name from a small community to its southwest on the Ohio shore by the name of Grandview. Grandview Island is protected as part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge. [1]
The island is a part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge and can only be accessed by boat. [1] The earliest known reference to the island is a 1770 journal entry by George Washington who was surveying the area at the time. In 1897, the Buckeye and Eureka Pipeline Company bought the island and turned it into an amusement park.
According to the Ohio Sea Grant College Program, 80% of Lake Erie's water comes from the other Great Lakes through the Detroit River, 10% from precipitation, and 10% from other tributaries. 2.
Crab Island is a small island on the Ohio River in Tyler County, West Virginia. The island lies just off the shore from the city of Sistersville . Crab Island is protected as part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge .
Letart Island is a forested bar island on the Ohio River in Mason County, West Virginia. It is located between the towns of Letart , West Virginia and Letart Falls , Ohio . Letart Island is a part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge .